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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Ruth comes a harrowing heartbreaking drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event that forever changes their livesIt takes a writer of rare power and discipline to carry off an achievement like A Map of the World Hamilton proves here that she is one of the best NewsweekThe Goodwins Howard Alice and their little girls Emma and Claire live on a dairy farm in Wisconsin Although suspiciously regarded by their neighbors as that hippie couple because of their welleducated urban background Howard and Alice believe they have found a source of emotional strength in the farm he tending the barn while Alice works as a nurse in the local elementary schoolBut their peaceful life is shattered one day when a neighbors twoyearold daughter drowns in the Goodwins pond while under Alices care Tormented by the accident Alice descends even further into darkness when she is accused of sexually abusing a student at the elementary school Soon Alice is arrested incarcerated and as good as convicted in the eyes of a suspicious community As a child Alice designed her own map of the world to find her bearings Now as an adult she must find her way again through a maze of lies doubt and ill willA vivid human drama of guilt and betrayal A Map of the World chronicles the intricate geographies of the human heart and all its mysterious uncharted terrain The result is a piercing drama about family bonds and a disappearing rural American life. Seller Inventory # DADAX0385720106
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